/r/Justrolledintotheshop
For those absolutely stupid things that you see people bring, roll, or toss into your place of business and the people that bring them in.
For those absolutely stupid things that you see people bring, roll, or toss into your place of business and the people that bring them in.
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Submissions must be something you saw that was odd and out of the ordinary for your work setting. Only original content is acceptable. Do not post pictures taken by others. Automotive and Non-automotive mechanical failure/oddities ONLY. Examples of this include computers, HVAC, aircraft, helicopters, etc. Animals do not fall under the guidelines of Rule #1.
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07:59 UTC
Breaking down tires by hand sucks.
No longer work in a shop so I had to make do with what was on hand.
Coworker came in on a flat. We had a similar sized tire on a training vehicle but wrong lug pattern. Dismounted the tires with a bottle jack against the bumper, spooned off the tires with flatheads, used a ratchet strap to cinch up the tire while setting the bead.
Man do I not miss roadside tire mounting. That shit was hard work that I’m happy is no longer part of my days.
03:17 UTC
C/S vehicle cannot be jump started
This was a wild one.
23:18 UTC
Snap-On Counselor II
Anyone ever use this in your Model T days?
23:02 UTC
I hear y'all like old tires
These are on an old motorcycle trailer I inherited from my grandmother. The fact that the registration tags on the bike that came with it expired in 1986 should give you an indication of the decade these tires are from 😋. Still holding air though.
21:04 UTC
Might explain why I have poor coolant flow- that parts store pump’s impeller is tiny compared to the housing
Flowkooler pump on the right for comparison
20:47 UTC
Was tightening a bolt when I heard a loud noise, and this was the end result. Had to happen on a Sunday...
19:45 UTC
My 2001 Tacoma 3.4 with 286,000 miles.
Doing valve cover gaskets and was happy to see it was so clean. Bought it from the original owner.
19:34 UTC
The forbidden Daisy
03 Suby EZ30. That's all timing chain idler shaft and cam surface stuck to the oil pan mag.
18:09 UTC
Did we get a new week that I was unaware of?
17:46 UTC
First I’ve seen someone do this…
Blowout FR, Put lug covers back on lugs with donut. Nothing wrong with it so don’t hit me with “I do that all the time, what’s the issue!?” Just a first for me lol
15:54 UTC
Customer ran over something
(Ford Transit) I can’t recall for sure but i’m pretty sure this vehicle was driven into our shop after the customer ran over something. RIP oil pan.
15:38 UTC
Customer states possible rodent damage
(GMC Sierra diesel) Truck was parked for a while and the customer brought it in after they found some warning lights and “possible rodent damage” Some mutant rodent ate the top of the battery casing. Amazingly, it still showed 12 volts.
15:32 UTC
Customer requests state inspection
This customer came in for just an oil change and a state inspection after having it at another shop that installed a new transmission. ($10k). This was the front axle where it bolts to the front differential (2013 Escalade) Both sides were left half screwed in and one bolt was missing.
15:27 UTC
Buddy took his truck for a rotation, noticed something wasn’t right
Just why
02:46 UTC
Custom Gridfinity Socket Holders
Bought a 3d printer a couple years ago for the purpose of organizing my mismatched collection of sockets. After a couple failed attempts i found this Gridfinity system by Zach Freidman. I took the files and customized them for my needs.
Posting this for two reasons, one too expose this to others. And two I have been thinking about offering this as a service to other mechanics and wondering what kind of interest there would be and what would be reasonable pricing. This is an open source system but licensed in a way that modifying and selling is allowed.
01:46 UTC
This semi trailer was passed annual inspection in August.. these brake shoes disagree
All 4 looked like this
00:37 UTC
Customer states engine power reduced, starting disabled service throttle.
Found this in the throttle body of a '06 Monte Carlo SS.
23:43 UTC
Finally got around to doing ball joints
My truck has 280k. I have no idea if the ball joints have ever been done. They were a little overdue. I'm doing the other side of the truck in a few weeks when I have more time.
20:29 UTC
Me too engine dolly, me too.
19:01 UTC
2020 kia rio
Brought into a CJDR dealer for an oil rotate
18:11 UTC
So that's what that scraping noise was
17:44 UTC
Rear beam snapped while driving
It happened at low speed so gladly no one was injured. Other side was cracked and about to break as well.
16:43 UTC